New Zealand v South Africa, 19 July 1947
| Score | 4-1 to South Africa |
| Referee | FO Green |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
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New Zealand
Manager: JR Sheffield
Goals:
| Gordon Smith | penalty |
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Starting lineup:
Ray Speed
(captain)
Substitutions:
On the bench:
Goals:
| Gordon Falconer | 10 |
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| Horace Smethurst |
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| Donald Wilson |
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| Peter O'Malley | own goal |
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Starting lineup:
Horace Smethurst
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Gordon Falconer for Stanley O'Lynn | 0 |